Vocabulary

• up until now: Until the present time; so far.
• look to: Be looking to. be planning to (do something)
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• keep out of: To avoid entering a place; to stay away from a place.
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• rule out: To eliminate as a possibility; exclude.
• break through: To move quickly through (wall, etc.) using force
• set up
• at least: As a minimum
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• delicate: Easily broken or damaged
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
• relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• status: Position or rank relative to others in a society
• military: Army or armed forces
• endure: To last for a long time; continue to exist
• condition: To improve something to make it better
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• preserve: To cook food so it can be kept for long periods
• democracy: System of government in which everyone is equal
• ally: Someone who supports, helps, or defends you
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• communist: Believer in communism
• imminent: Happening soon; about to happen
• invasion: Entry into a place to cause harm
• ambiguous: Able to be understood in more than one way
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• ambiguity: State of being confusing, uncertain or unclear
• desert: To leave a place for ever; abandon
• dictatorship: Form of government with an absolute rules
• important: Having power or authority
• seize: To take a place with force, as by military action
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• representative: Typical example of a particular category
• invade: To enter something causing a harmful result
• partially: In part; in some degree; not wholly
• regard: Admiration or respect for a person or thing
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• stable: In a position where something does not fall over
• deterrent: Something stopping people wanting to do something
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• union: Act of joining two or more things into one
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• part: Division of a book
• legitimacy: Legally allowed act; undisputed credibility
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• disagree: To have a different opinion; to fail to agree
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• mainland: Main land mass of a country or continent
• soviet: Elected government council in a communist country
• participation: Act of being involved in something
• contention: Having the possibility of winning
• forsake: To leave (even though you should not); give up
• unification: The state of being joined or united or linked
• normalize: To make something normal or regular